| August 1, 1733 |
Under the comand of Captain James MacPherson (South Carolina Rangers), a group of men begin construction on Fort Argyle, the first fort to protect the new colony. |
| August 1, 1734 |
The King of England receives Tomochichi, his wife and son and other Indians at his palace in Kensington
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Tomochichi's trip to England
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James Oglethorpe |
| August 1, 1814 |
Creek Chiefs meet at Fort Jackson to negotiate end of Red Stick War
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| August 1, 1829 |
Article appears in the Georgia Journal announcing the discovery of gold in north Georgia. |
| August 1, 1829 |
First documentary evidence of gold in North Georgia, The Georgia Journal, a newspaper in Milledgeville, prints a report of two mines in Habersham County
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Habersham County, Georgia |
| August 1, 1832 |
Elias Boudinot resigns as Editor of the Cherokee Phoenix
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| August 1, 1832 |
Alexander Stephens graduates from Franklin College |
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Alexander Stephens |
| August 1, 1864 |
Prisoner population at Andersonville exceeds 30,000 and is rapidly rising
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Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia
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| August 1, 1866 |
John Ross dies
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| August 1, 1871 |
Joseph Thomas Robert arrives in Augusta, Georgia and becomes head of the "Augusta Institute." Originally The Augusta Baptist institute, it had been renamed shortly before Robert's arrival. |
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Joseph Thomas Robert |
| August 1, 1893 |
Earnest Woodruff buys "The Battle of Atlanta" for $1,100.00 |
| August 1, 1935 |
Margaret Mitchell signs contract with MacMillen
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Margaret Mitchell |
| August 1, 1937 |
WAGA (Atlanta) is established to handle NBC's Blue Network programs. Until this time, WSB would alternately carry the Red Network and the Blue Network.
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WSB Atlanta |
| August 1, 1943 |
Bombers from the Eighth (Army) Air Force join with the Ninth in Operation Tidal Wave, a second attempt to destroy the oil refineries at Ploesti. Considered to be a disaster (54 out of 177 planes lost), the mission did significantly reduce oil production at the facility for months. |
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Eighth Air Force |
| August 1, 1965 |
21 people, both black and white, attempt to attend services in the First Baptist Church of Americus. The pastor of the church was captured on camera sporting an ammunition belt and riot gun.
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| August 1, 1966 |
Falcons play their first (preseason) game in Atlanta.
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Atlanta Falcons |
| August 1, 1966 |
Atlanta Falcons play the first professional pre-season game at Atlanta Stadium (later the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium). They lose to Philadelphia 9-7 |
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Atlanta Falcons |
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Fulton County, Georgia |
| August 1, 1972 |
Northeast Airlines merged with Delta Airlines.
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Delta Air Lines
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| August 1, 1982 |
The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York inducts Henry "Hank" Aaron
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Hank Aaron
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| August 1, 1996 |
United States Women's Soccer Team wins the gold medal at Sanford Stadium, defeating China by a score of 2-1
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| August 1, 2002 |
Three men die when a billboard collapses in Snellville
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| August 1, 2005 |
Alpharetta City Councilman R. J. Kurey threatens City Administrator Bob Regus |
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Alpharetta City Council |
| August 1, 2009 |
Shirley Sherrod accepts an appointment to USDA Director of Rural Development in Georgia. |
